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confuse

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of confuse

1 to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

the similar-sounding words "censure" and "censor" often confuse people

Synonyms of confuse

addle, baffle, bamboozle, beat, befog, befuddle, bemuse, bewilder, buffalo, confound, discombobulate, disorient, flummox, fox, fuddle, get, gravel, maze, muddle, muddy, mystify, perplex, pose, puzzle, vex

Words Related to confuse

stick, stump, weird out

abash, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, mortify, nonplus, rattle

agitate, bother, chagrin, discomfort, discompose, dismay, disquiet, distress, disturb, perturb, stun, unhinge, unsettle, upset

beguile, cozen, deceive, delude, dupe, fool, gull, hoax, hoodwink, humbug, misguide, mislead, snow, string along, take in, trick

Phrases Synonymous with confuse

blow one's mind, go to one's head

Near Antonyms of confuse

assure, reassure, satisfy

enlighten, inform

2 to make (something) unclear to the understanding

stop confusing the issue with irrelevant facts

Synonyms of confuse

becloud, befog, blur, cloud, fog, muddy, obfuscate

Words Related to confuse

complicate, perplex, sophisticate

entangle, snarl, tangle

disarrange, disarray, discompose, dishevel, disorder, disrupt, disturb, jumble, mess (up), mix (up), muddle, scramble, shuffle, tousle, upset

Near Antonyms of confuse

simplify, streamline

disentangle, straighten (out), undo, unravel, unscramble, untangle

decipher, decode

analyze, break down

Antonyms of confuse

clarify, clear (up), illuminate

3 to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related

a lot of people confuse popular fame with enduring achievement

Synonyms of confuse

conflate, confound, mistake, mix (up)

Words Related to confuse

lump (together)

misapply, miscall, misidentify, misname

Antonyms of confuse

difference, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, separate

4 to throw into a state of self-conscious distress

she was confused by the shocking bluntness of his marriage proposal

Synonyms of confuse

abash, confound, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, mortify, nonplus, rattle

Words Related to confuse

agitate, bother, chagrin, discomfort, discompose, dismay, disquiet, distress, disturb, perturb, put off, put out, unhinge, unsettle, upset

debase, degrade, demean, humble, humiliate, queer, shame

Near Antonyms of confuse

calm, comfort, console, relieve, soothe

buoy, cheer, embolden, encourage, hearten

assure, reassure

5 to undo the proper order or arrangement of

vandals had hopelessly confused the papers in the office files

Synonyms of confuse

derange, disarrange, disarray, discompose, dishevel, disjoint, dislocate, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, hash, jumble, mess (up), mix (up), muddle, muss, rumple, scramble, shuffle, tousle, tumble, upset

Words Related to confuse

embroil, entangle, snarl, tangle

agitate, perturb, stir (up), unsettle

clutter

Near Antonyms of confuse

align (also aline), line, line up, queue

classify, codify, methodize, systematize, systemize

adjust, fix

groom, make up, spruce (up)

unscramble

Antonyms of confuse

arrange, array, dispose, draw up, marshal (also marshall), order, organize, range, regulate, straighten (up), tidy

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